It is my birthday.
25 is like a scary hill and then there is thirty.
It was early morning as I stepped outside in my pj's and watered my plants. I will be going to the bar tonight and getting drunk. Not so drunk I can not drive but it is something I have always done.
Abigail and Sam will meet me at the bar, Sabastian probably it is Sunday so it may not be packed.
I wanted to get all dolled up, I put on music had a long shower and really put on makeup, I was to lazy and have no one to impress most day's. I was having fun doing it this time, even glued on some lashes.
My phone rang making my music stop.
"Hi!" I said.
"Happy birthday!" She was so loud I had to move my phone away for a second.
"Thanks' mom."
"What are you doing in that crap town for this day?"
"Just putting on makeup and am going to the bar and just get drunk."
"Alone?"
"Well I know about half the town now." I spoke "And most of them go there every night." I put her on speaker and sat it down on the sink.
"Right, ya, I don't miss that." I chuckled as I put on dark red lipstick. "Such a shame we can't go out and eat like always."
"Ya."
"And then we go home and you disappear before the cake and don't come back until two drunk as a skunk."
"And then you yell at me but we eat cake anyway." I laughed.
"Ya, I will miss that, you have been doing that since you were able to drink in a bar at 19." She spoke wistfully and it made me shake my head with a smile.
"Well I will still be drunk." I joked. "Well sort of." She then rambled on making me smile as I fixed my hair.
"Take some picture's of your friends tonight, memories and all." She said before she hung up.
looked at my city clothes that I have tried to keep clean, I put on my black distressed jeans and a dark gray off the right shoulder baggy shirt that cinched on the left side near my waist, My black boots with a small heal that I never wear out here.
Sliding my phone in my pocket and my debit card in my bra for drinks. She was right, I should take pictures of these people, I look as good as I can tonight so I will take many.
It was around 4:30 pm when I hopped in my truck turned on the music and started to drive as I sung along. I pulled up, like every other day Lewis was sitting outside the Clinic, for what reason I still don't know.
I saw the small group of kids running down the sidewalk.
It was any other day and I liked that.
I walked towards the bar. "CC." I smiled at him. "Happy birthday dear."
"Thanks." I smiled and pulled out my phone and took a picture of him startling him. "What was that?"
I laughed. "Nothing much." I said as I walked backwards and put it back in my pocket before turning away and walking into the bar. Pam was in here already, Clint was at a table near her sitting and drinking watching the door to the back, I assume Emily was back there.
Gus looked at me and whistled. "You look nice today."
"Thanks." I smiled as I then took his picture. "So today I am asking, Beer please."
He looked at me. "Really?"
"I will get a porn star later but got to start slow."
He shook his head kindly. "Happy birthday." I smiled, I saw Lewis put it on the calendar and it made me feel like part of the town, he slid me one of the beer Shane drinks.
Pam came over wishing me a happy birthday. "Did you know, I heard Leah yelling on the phone to someone." I pulled out my phone. "It was heated, I bet it was that boyfri..." She noticed as I held it to get a selfie of us, she lost track and posed.
"No." She said as she wrapped her arm around me and pulled my phone from my hand and moved to take a selfie with me, I smiled with her, she looked at it. "Ya I look good." She spoke with a drunkin slur.
"Damn fine." I smiled as I got my phone back.
Gus was in the back and her drink was empty so she ran off. "Gus." She yelled by the door. "Gus, two pretty lady's here need more beer." She came back towards me. "He will come." He did, she is something else, I like her.
The door slammed and I was assaulted from behind in a hug. "Cy." I heard the cute voice of Abigail, we headed to the pool table and when Emily brought over her drink I took a picture of them.
She looked at me curious as it was not the most normal of me. "I was told to." I took a selfie with her. "Should do it more honestly, to many moments not forever stuck in my phone."
"You look so good tonight, I never see you with makeup." Abi spoke before turning and looking at the bar. "Shane?"
"No, it is something I always did on my birthday, get pretty, get drunk and eat cake."
"I don't know if Gus has cake." She said, I smiled and moved to grab a second beer, I am getting drunk I just hope I have the willpower to not get wasted. I walked back as I saw her texting and slid it in her pocket fast. "Your turn slow poke."
I gave her a weird look but I moved to find my ball. "I have gotten so much better at this game." I laughed.
I saw Sam come in and look at us, he paused and smiled at me before looking behind him and walking our way. He came close before he overly dramatically fell down, I stared at him confused as he acted weirdly but I just bent over and stuck out my hand.
He struggled getting up holding on to me, pulling on my shirt. "Oh that hurt." He said. "Ow my butt." I looked at Abigail and she just smacked her forehead making me laugh in confusion and then suddenly Sab was behind us startling me.
I was confused and they all acted awkwardly normal, I don't know what that was but I don't care and I took a picture of the boys, Sam wrapped his arm around Sab, it was the cutest picture.
We finished our game and the boys took over, I was down another beer and before I get tired I walked over and ordered a porn star. I was taking lot's of pictures as me and Abigail cuddled on the couch.
I wondered to the bathroom feeling tipsy but beyond happy, I broke the dam so now I will be going a lot, I fixed my hair and makeup and wondered out.
I saw Gus slide a beer to Shane making me smile at him, he noticed me as I was in eye view and I waved at him as he stared at me. His eyes did not leave me as I walked the bar.
"Cy." Sam yelled. "Get us shots of something." I nodded pausing as I was in front of him and ordered a new one for them, Gus rolled his eye's and headed to the big book of cocktails like I have made him do so many times.
I walked down and paused near Shane as I waited. "Hey, been a few day's."
He looked at his beer. "Ya." Before he chugged half of it.
"I was not trying to avoid you."
"Who cares." He spoke making me give him a smile, ah Shane. I pulled out my phone leaned back and took his picture. "Don't do that." I put it down on the table for a second. "You getting a drunk again is a stupid idea."
"Yup, but tonight is an exception." He handed me the five shots and I slid one to Shane. "Here have a piece of ass, on me." I joked making him give a small chocking sound. "It is what it is called." I grabbed my phone and took another candid shot. "There we go." And moved back to the others. "One for the spank bank." I spoke unsure how he took that.
We hung around late, the bar was clearing, Pam was still upright but quiet and swayed, Emily had gone home.
We all sat down and ordered a ton of burgers and fries, we sat at the bar, me at my corner Sam on the left then Sab then Abigail.
Sam said his mouth watering. "That reminds me I need to do something." He took a bite.
"Ya what is that?" I asked as I leaned into the bar.
"I don't remember." He spoke as he took another bite and I laughed, Shane glanced at us and I smiled back, I sat here I half watched him, if he tried to join in I wanted to make him feel welcome around these guys.
Abigail got up to use the bathroom. "Don't touch my burger Sabby, Sam." She pointed and almost ran off.
I leaned forward again. "Do you like Sabby?" I asked and he glanced at me.
"He hate's it." Sam spoke for him. "But she wont stop."
"I know that feeling, fucking CC." They looked confused as Shane gave a dark chuckle, I just smiled at him so glad he laughed, even if darkly. "Don't tell Abigail, I don't need more."
"Tell her what?" Sam asked.
"Marnie and Lewis call her CC." Shane spoke, he joined the conversation, I love it.
"Why?" Sam asked.
"My full name is Cyio Cohen and when I was here as a kid that is what they called me." I sighed and ate a small crumb of my burger. "Fucking CC."
"You were here as a kid?" Sam asked, they all stared at me making me feel awkward.
"Ya but I don't really remember it."
"I wonder if we met." Sabastian asked.
I just shrugged and Abi came back, she sat down smiling at me. "Gus, it is time." I looked confused as he pulled out a decent sized store bought cake, I looked at her with shocked kindness. She nodded at Sab.
Sam smiling at me like a cutie.
I started to laugh. "That was what that was?" I was laughing so hard at his stupid falling thing, letting sab hide the cake, I get it. He started cutting it up, there was enough for the four of us, Shane and Gus, He even cut a piece for Pam who was glad to eat it but to drunk to stand.
Shane actually accepted it and ate with us.
"Now I just need to get yelled at." I said quietly making Sam look at me confused before he almost fell off his chair.
It was around midnight and they all left around the same time, drunk and passing out nearby, Abigail stayed the longest but it was a nice night. I looked over at Shane as I slid my arms down the bar, feeling great but getting tired, slowly eating more cake.
I watched him look in his wallet and placed it on the counter before he counted what was left and then put that with it. "One more." He said with a slight slur. "This is my last one." He spoke to me with sadness and a warning.
He was thinking about me getting home and that was kind.
"Thank you." I smiled. "But I stopped drinking a while ago, I will be fine getting home." He just glanced at me. "I am glad to hang out a little." I stood up and pulled out my key's. "See you Shane." He just stared at me before he nodded and I headed home.